>> this is "dw news" live from berlin. the pope goes to washington and speaks his mind. in the first ever papal address before the u.s. congress, the pope calls on lawmakers to abolish the death penalty and to treat migrants with the golden rule. also on the show -- more than 700 worshipers crushed to death near mecca. the deadliest accident to strike the pilgrimage in two decades. and porsche boss martin mueller reportedly set to become the new ceo at volkswagen. is he the man to clean up the mess from those dirty diesels?

it's good to have you with us. pressing but not preaching -- pope francis spoke before a joint session of the u.s. congress today, the first pope to ever do so. he went in with an agenda, but not to pick a fight. it was obvious from his very first sentence. we begin tonight with the pontiff on the world's most political perch. >> they did not know what he had in mind and gave him a standing ovation. the pope's speech embraced a huge list of divisive topics. on immigration, he said faceless numbers must begin back their humanity, and he even aimed to link american actions abroad with its security situation at home. pope francis: we want security. let us give security. if we want life, let us give

life. if we want opportunity, let us provide these opportunities. we are the stick we use for others. we'll be the yardstick which time he used for us -- the yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time used for us. it reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development. >> the enthusiastic applause may have come from those assuming he was talking about the catholic church's opposition to abortion, but no, that was not what he meant. pope francis: this conviction

has led me from the beginning of my ministry to advocate on different levels the global abolition of the death penalty. >> next, he urged politicians to end war. arms industry profits are drenched in innocent blood, he said. pope francis shameful and culpable silence. it is our duty to stop the arms trade. >> despite the show of unity in front of the pope,or had francis left congress than those on the both sides of the political divide began pulling his speech apart. their aim -- to prove he supported them. even the pope cannot stop

businesses usual in washington. brett: we spoke with our religious affairs correspondent earlier, and i asked about hope francis a political message to congress. -- about pope francis sending a political message to congress. >> for him ultimately in his understanding, there's no divide between his lived faith and his commitment to other human beings. if you are committed to other human beings, you are committed to them in a real way. as a christian, he thinks -- not simplistic christian, as a human being, the measure of your humanity, the measure of the degree to which you are a human being is the way that you treat the most vulnerable fellow human beings. it is very significant, after the speech, which is being hailed as the most important event of the day, if you ask the

pope, he would probably say it was not the most important event of the day because after the speech, he was invited to lunch with members of congress, and he politely declined the invitation. he has gone instead -- and this is typical of him -- to have lunch with the homeless. brett: that was our political affairs correspondent reporting from washington. more than 700 people have been crushed to death, 800 injured at the annual pilgrimage in saudi arabia. we must warn you, some of the following images are disturbing. >> hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have gathered not far from mecca. this ritual is called the stoning of the devil. pilgrims throw stones at three walls in a symbolic attempt to drive out evil. many thousands of people tugging and pulling at one another.

mass hysteria. hundreds of people are trampled in the chaos. it was a terrifying few moments. "we were coming back. i met my husband and he was going there, too. people began pushing each other, and they pushed people to the ground. i was about to die." this intersection is where the two massive groups of pilgrims apparently ran into each other. the result was a deadly crush. there were simply too many people. the injured were brought to a nearby hospital. their dream of making a pilgrimage had become a nightmare. this is the worst disaster in decades. the saudi government says it will create a committee to determine what happened. the interior minister has ordered a high commission to investigate the whole issue and to present the results to his majesty, the king.

this was the second major disaster during this year's hodge season. saudi arabia's enemies are already using it to question the kingdom's management of the roughly 2 million pilgrims who travel here. >> i want to take you now to saudi arabia. the former editor-in-chief of the saudi gazette joins us. thanks for joining us. those scenes, of course, tragic, but we have seen them before at the hajj. has anything been done today to make sure this does not happen again? >> there were a couple of high-level meetings between the people and the commanders of the area to once again reassess.

as i heard, the street is where the gridlock took place adding to it, as i said, let's not forget many of the pilgrims who come are in from an old and age, especially from the subcontinent, and save money to come here. all these are ingredients for some kind of mishap. brett: let me ask you, too, about accusations coming from abroad. iran says saudi arabia is responsible or this and says poor management is to blame. have saudi authorities responded to that? >> right now, it's too early to go into a blame game. we really have to look at what happened. 750 people or 720 -- even one

death is too dear for anyone. it has been very important for the saudi's. this is not cosmetic. the people who are close to it would like to see it be safe. we are all very sad today in cities across saudi arabia as a whole. brett: thank you very much. now, the latest on europe's migration crisis. hungary is extending the fence along its border with other countries. the results -- we have migrants that are being shuffled from one crossing point to another and then back again. our correspondent has more from the border.

>> the procedure is painstakingly slow. each refugee, each bag is searched individually. at the border crossing, about 1000 refugees are transferred from croatia to hungary. in the heat of the day, some people collapse, too weak to carry on. if the situation at home was not as disastrous as it is, we would not be here. i love my country, but my choice was fight, die, or flee. this is how hungary treats the refugees. the border crossing risible's a military base. it has become a bottleneck for refugees from croatia. the bitter irony is that these refugees were initially denied access into hungary from serbia, so they have continued their journey into croatia, and now, croatian authorities are

bringing them to the hungarian border. many croatians fear that the conservative leader wants to trigger a political crisis in neighboring croatia by closing the border with serbia, but the local mayor believes the only aim is to protect the country's borders. the refugees are avoiding the serbian border crossing because they closed it, and a host that once the fence here is finished, they will also avoid berryman. along the 329 kilometer long border with croatia, a number of these teams are at work. among refugees, word has already spread that crossing here can be dangerous. the thence supposed to be finished by the weekend -- the fence is supposed to be finished by the weekend. the ground is shaking.

only days ago, anyone could walk from one european country to another. after waiting for over six hours, finally, the journey for the refugees continues. buses take them to a train station in the village close by. from here, trains will take them to the austrian border and one step closer to their dream, the safe haven of western europe. brett: germany's government is working on a long-term plan to assist migrants. leaders of the country have been demanding more money from the central government since thousands of migrants began to arrive. at a meeting in berlin, the government reportedly promised the state 4.1 billion euros next year. this means around 700 million euros a month or each refugee if you do the math. german chancellor angela merkel also suggesting that her government will increase the financial support it offers to the united nations development aid efforts.

let's get more on the crunch meeting on migration that is being held at the chancellor's office. hans is with us right now. give us the latest on this agreement. what does it involve exactly? hans: the agreement was just announced a few minutes ago. it involves, as you said, some 4 billion euros next year, but i think the crucial part is that these figures are not asked in stone -- not fixed in stone. the german government has agreed to finance the cost of the regions, depending on the number of refugees they receive. if there are more refugees, they will receive more money. if there are fewer, they will receive less. in a sense, the regents have come out on top in these discussions and now have the chance to plan a long-term solution to the refugee problem. brett: if we look at the money,

we see we're talking about 4 billion euros. is that going to be enough, though? cons: as i said, the question of how much money it is is not really crucial anymore because the german central government has said it will give as much money as is necessary. they have agreed on the basic costs involved, and they have also agreed on trying to speed up the whole process so that the costs are reduced over the long term. another thing that these regional leaders and chancellor angela merkel agreed on is measures to try and reduce the number of refugees coming into germany. many will be sent back to countries where they come from that are regarded as safe much more quickly than has been the case so far. brett: thank you very much. were going to take a one-minute break. when we come back, we will have more news, plus, daniel will be

here with business. stick around.

brett: the top stories at this hour -- pope francis has brought the house down in washington speaking to the u.s. congress. he delivered an impassioned plea to protect the most vulnerable members of society. more than 700 pilgrims have been crushed to death at the hajj in the in saudi arabia. hundreds more were injured. now, an uplifting story from nairobi. for six years, a program called ghetto classics has been bringing classical music to poverty-stricken -- poverty-stricken areas of the kenyan capital.

more than 300 young people have found their lives transformed by turning to brahams and instead of crimes and drugs. b>> surprising sounds. the musicians can transform any song into orchestral music. it's more than just a unique orchestra in one of nairobi's largest slums. >> ghetto classics is my second family. we all stay here like brothers and sisters. maybe if i'm bored at home and want to relax and have fun, i just come here. >> growing up in is tough. she says the worst part is the stigma attached to it. she and her fellow musicians have discovered a way to earn dignity and respect.

>> sometimes, how people talk. you find it like it's eating meat inside. that's the thing that i want to change. >> she's 18 and lives with her family. the orchestra is voluntary, so she earns money teaching music is what organizers set to do, even though people did not understand at first. we did not undetand it. what is this classical music nonsense as opposed to hip-hop or something cool, groovy. we did some excerpts from handle's messiah. >> the idea took off from funding from the kenyan art and music foundation.

>> i don't think that all the kids in our program will necessarily be the best musicians aroun, but somebody like celine, for instance, she is extremely talented. i think it's a shame she did not come into our program when she was much younger. perhaps if we had met her when she was eight or nine, who knows what could have come out of this? >> there's still plenty of young talent. celine says ghetto classics is a lot more than just a career opportunity. >> at least it has made me travel a lot and meet a friend people, so i think music has opened my eyes to see and to know what i want. >> celine has become a role model for others here.

discipline and teamwork are essential for any career, and there's hardly a better way to learn that here than through the ghetto classics orchestra. brett: now we want to get to that or the diesel scandal at volkswagen -- that dirty diesel scandal and volkswagen. daniel: unconfirmed reports say much he is militant is to take over the top job -- matthias mueller is to take over the top job. he's the current ceo at porsche. >> the joy of victory. a team of 911 racing cars won le mans this year. the former ceo of volkswagen has knn mueller for a long time.

in the last few years, they have both help seats on the vw board. the new fuel-efficient models -- a few weeks a, he also unveiled an electric porsche. this is what we mean by it. electric sports car. it must have a range of at least 500 kilometers. the carmaker's and earnings have been excellent for years. worldwide, 20,000 employees generated about two point 2 billion euros' profit last year. based on the number of employees,orsc is the most profitable automaker in the world. in the past, mueller was vague when asked if he could replace the vw ceo. >> all i can say is i have a

i've-year contract, and i will honor it. >> he faces many challenges. above all, he must bring the automaker back on track and regain consumer trust. >> european union environmental activists have it criticizing emissions testing for years. they say procedures are laid down according to auto industry demands and say that the eu knows about it but has done nothing to change the status quo . earlier, i asked an analyst of the corporate euro observatory how much influence the car industry really has on eu regulators. >> i think we should definitely not underrate the influence of the car industry in brussels. volkswagen spent over $3 million on lobbying last euro loan. as your highlighted, the german industries, the german car manufacturers are amongst the biggest and most powerful. this leads to high-level

meetings, high levels of access with commissioners and others, seats and influential advisory groups, and ultimately, having a hand in seeing what legislation passes. unfortunately for the public, the main intention, as we've seen, of these industries, is to attack, we can, watered-down environmental climate legislation, which is seen as unfortunately getting in the way of the bottom line or seems costly, and they've been very successful at it from the 1990's -- >> one in six jobs in germany depend on the car industry. doesn't germany protect jobs? >> the nber of jobs created could be even increased if we went to a more environmentally friendly way of reducing cars through technological innovations. i think that does not get past the problem of how transparent this lobbying and in whose interest is this lobbying. are they lobbying for me and

you? not when they are trying to weaken climate and environmental legislation. transparency is key about this, particularly when volkswagen have been weighing they want to be the cleanest car company in the world and doing this. >> omissions and car companies have been topping the business agenda in europe, but caterpillar has been getting headlines in the united states. there to cut 10,000 jobs by 2018. what has caused cap to cut -- what has caused cat to cut >> basically?, the turbulencewe see in the commodities market. caterpillar is pretty big, especially when it comes to mining and the broader industry. there was a pretty sharp revenue warning, not just for this, but also for next year, but for a fourth year in a row, caterpillar will report falling

revenue. this has never happened before in the nine-year-old history of that corporation, so that is what caused the downturn. now there's also talk about layoffs. there are about 10,000 jobs in jeopardy after caterpillar already cut about 30,000 jobs in the past. so quite some turmoil, and that also affected other stocks, especially in the industrial area. that was the main reason we traded to the downside for a third consecutive day. brett: that's all for me for the day. -- daniel: that's all for me for the day. now i will hand you back ovevevo brent. >> before has agreed to give swiss prosecutors access to suspended secretary-general's e-mail accounts -- fifa has agreed to give swiss prosecutors access to the suspended

secretary-general's e-mail accounts. the president said is important to show that the organization is serious about change. as recently been implicated in several corruption scandals. tennis player novak djokovic has paid a visit to some of the youngest migrants now living in his home country of serbia. the world's number one dropped by a childcare center in capital belgrade to draw attention to the needs of children during their grueling journey. >> djokovic visited a center which offers 50 kids at a time a chance to have fun, a distraction perhaps from their ordeal. >> seeing children that don't know if they will have a roof above their head, if they will have food on their table, water to drink. they don't know where they are going, where they are heading,

what tomorrow brings. it's hurting me very much personally. >> the kids get a chance to play in a safe space. while they do, their parents get a few hours of much-needed childcare. officials say nearly 1100 children have had the chance to play in one of two centers in the country. brett: that's going to wrap it up for us in berlin. we will see you next time. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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